This chapter investigates how the European institutions’ communication has faced the Covid-19 pandemic, focusing on policies, strategies, and interventions for counteracting disinformation and the spread of problematic messages that could harm citizens and weaken democracy. Indeed, timely and accurate information, alongside the opportunity for citizen participation and feedback, are essential elements of the democratic policy-making process.

We Are All Europeans. EU Institutions Facing the Covid-19 Pandemic and Information Crisis

Marinella Belluati
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2023-01-01

Abstract

This chapter investigates how the European institutions’ communication has faced the Covid-19 pandemic, focusing on policies, strategies, and interventions for counteracting disinformation and the spread of problematic messages that could harm citizens and weaken democracy. Indeed, timely and accurate information, alongside the opportunity for citizen participation and feedback, are essential elements of the democratic policy-making process.
2023
Infodemic Disorder: Covid-19 Coping Strategies in Europe, Canada and Mexico
Springer International Publishing.
65
95
978-3-031-13698-6
covid, disinformation, european public communication
Marinella Belluati; alessandro lovari
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